Where is First Baptist Church located?

First Baptist Church is at 301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Minden, LA, 71055.

What time are services at First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church meets Sunday at 8am (Services); Sunday at 10am (Services). Times are the church's local time — confirm with the church before visiting.

What denomination is First Baptist Church?

First Baptist Church in Minden, LA is a Baptist church. It is one of 17 Baptist congregations in Minden.

First Baptist Church

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church at 301 Pennsylvania Avenue in Minden, LA 71055. It is one of 75 churches in Minden, and one of 17 Baptist congregations in the city.

Our vision is to intentionally develop followers of Christ into faithful and passionate leaders who are persistent in serving, humble in obedience, active in sharing their faith, and seeking to engage the world through a lifelong commitment to Jesus for the Glory of God.

301 Pennsylvania Avenue, Minden, LA, 71055

Service times

Sunday 8am · Services
Sunday 10am · Services

Phone: (318) 377-4454 · Website: http://www.firstminden.org/

First Baptist Church is part of the Baptist family of churches in The American Church Story. 2,378 congregations of the Baptist family gather across Louisiana — 71,417 across the United States on The Church Map.

Baptists pressed harder than anyone for religious liberty in America, and the freedom every other congregation on this map enjoys is partly what they won. They have carried believers' baptism and the priesthood of every believer to more of the world than almost anyone — and the Black Baptist church has repeatedly been the conscience of the whole nation.

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Latest from First Baptist Church Minden's YouTube channel: Live Worship 09/13/2026 (all videos).

The community around First Baptist Church

Within about a mile of this church, more than 6 in 10 the children here are growing up below the poverty line. Nearly half of adults live with obesity, and nearly half of households aren't sure there will be enough to eat. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the households stretched past their means, and for this church to know their names.

Child Poverty: 61.4% (43.6–79.2%)
Obesity: 54.4%
Food Insecurity: 52.7%
Poverty Rate: 52.1%
Fair/Poor Health Status: 46.8%
Lack of Social/Emotional Support: 35.2%
Housing Insecurity: 34.9%
Utility Shutoff Threat: 31.9%
Diabetes: 30.0%
Transportation Barriers: 26.7%
Social Isolation: 38.9%
Depression: 26.2%
Uninsured Adults 18-64: 14.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, CDC PLACES (2019-2023, 2023), aggregated across 4 census tracts near this church.

Minden city is served by 30 churches — about one congregation for every 242 residents.

Churches near First Baptist Church

First United Methodist Church Sign — 0.1 mi away
First United Methodist Church — 0.1 mi away
First Methodist Church of Minden — 0.1 mi away
Minden Presbyterian Church — 0.2 mi away
Minden Presbyterian Church Youth Building Sign — 0.2 mi away
St John's Episcopal Church — 0.2 mi away
House of Peace Ministry — 0.3 mi away
Minden Church of Christ — 0.3 mi away
Mt Zion CME Church — 0.3 mi away
First Assembly of God — 0.4 mi away

More Baptist churches nearby

Saint Rest Baptist Church — 0.5 mi away
Mount Calm Missionary Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
Blessed Hope Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
Minden Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away
Greater Saint Paul Baptist Church — 0.8 mi away

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